. >>> only a collapse in tomorrow's final round will keep the united states from winning back the rider cup after two days of competition. medina and illinois the site and it was a crowd that was a little more ruckus than say what you might see at the masters. u.s. took a lead and quickly added to it this morning. that led to a birdie mickelson and bradty taking on lee westwood and donald. bradley needs to get this birdie put. he and michelson went 7-6. they built a lead. simpson with a long put for par. then laurie one up. the u.s. had a commander lead. but then the europeans rally. tiger woods with steve stricker to pull within one. we'll take a look at donald's tee shot. she's 178 yards away and his seven iron is very much the right club. donald and garcia made the birdie and held on to win 1-up. >> and the play single handedly kept the u.s. in it. mcilroy made five straight birdies. europeans had their first lead after polters birdie at 15. they win it 6-1. u.s. needs 14- 1/2 points over all to win, europeans need 14 points to retain the cup. >>> there's been no madness between the